The Press., 1887-06-30
COVENTRY
SOUTH COVENTRY.
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 l A. s. PARKER, Local Editor and Business Managei
 of Coventry Local Register.
 The veterans of South Coventry have organized the Nathan Hale Post, No 28, 1 e. A. R. The organization was perfected 1 last Friday evening, at which time large number of visiting grand army men were present, including Department Command CT H. E. Taintor of Hartford, E. o. Dim. oek of Holland, Harry Beach of Hartford, Charles Pomeroy of Wethersfeld, T. J. Gill of Hartford, and the following from Francis s. Long Post of Willimantic Commander Boden, s. V. o. Lyman, J. ". o. Brierly, Adjutant Miller, Chaplain Bissell, Quartermaster Smith, and o. of the D. Murdock The charter members were mustered. officers elected and install | ed, and all ether business necessary to g l fully equipped post was transacted. The l officers elected for the new post are Commander, Sumner Payne s. V. O., John 0. Bogue J. V. O., Albert P. Wood. worth l: surgeon, William E. Austin chaplain, Jared M. Loomis; O. of the D., Charles 0. Clark; O. of the G., Joseph Plant. Henry H. Noble was elected quartermaster, but declined.
 According to the published account in 1 recent number of The San Francisco 1 Weekly Gall of the third trial of George Miller for the murder of James M. Col man. formerly of South Coventry, near Seattle, ". T., Feb. 9th, 1886, the jury se- lected from another district brought in a verdict of murder in the first degree. In the first trial the jury disagreed. The murderer Miller has long been the terror of his neighborhood, and the verdict was received with universal applause.
 At the annual school meeting in dis. 1 trict No. 1, district officers were elected as follows Committeeman, Wm. F. Wood clerk and treasurer, H. W. Mason col lector, Eleazer B. Kingsbury.
 A tent on Washburn's lot, in which is to be given Uncle Toms Cabin, is to be by the Catholics is also probable.
 | The entertainment at St. Mary's church, notice given last week, is post poned on account of the serious illness o1 a brother of Father Quinn.
 A ball game between the Coventrys and Willimantics is appointed to take place on the plain Saturday at 4 p. m.
 Road men get though work on the highways Saturday, and f'the lover's road through Bear Swamp has Aot been worked at all ,; therefore some other drive must be found, and the beauties there must waste 1 their sweetness unseen. E
 -Wm. Wellwood is soon to become z father-in-law. The marriage of Dennis IO'Brien and Eliza Wellwood is announced to take place this week. zF
 Such excitement as there has been ir Dist. 2 on the subject of schools. Eighteen voters were present at the annual meeting whereas in former years it has been neces sary for the few who responded to the cal to go out and s'drum up voters to make { quorum Ed. l.. Hutchinson was elect ed committee, and as he had stated that il he was elected to the office he should hire the first good looking schoolma'am whc should apply, we supposed the number O I applicants would be few, but it is surpris ing to find that so many young ladies think they come up to the expressed qualification. Now, as 8 dweller in tha district, we hope that the teacher-to-bt will not only be beautiful but have as good knowledge of the studies to bt l taught as is required in any other schoo in town. Here is where a certificate iron the State Board of Education should bt required
 Curtis Dean is reading law with Law l yer Bill of Rockville.
 -Bennni ErHins the artist, was in towI the first of this week. His family occupy | Hon. Chauncey Towards new house.